Hervieu Francis participated at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, where he finished fourth and at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. He has even been shortlisted for the Olympics in Montreal and Seoul. He participated in the WorldChampionships : 7th in 1978, 3rd in 1979, 8th in 1982, 8th in 1983, 5th in 1985, 7th in 1986 and was a semifinalist in 1977 and 1981. Francis Hervieu also holds more than 15 France champion titles in K-1, K-2 and K-4 between 1975 and 1987.